Storage compartment module with mobile storage compartment

Abstract

A hatrack module with a moveable hatrack comprises a housing with a hatrack accommodation space, a hatrack with laterally arranged guide elements and optionally at least one passenger service unit, wherein each guide rail is arranged on one sidewall of the hatrack accommodation space, and wherein the guide elements of the hatrack can be made to engage the guide rails on the housing.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A hatrack module comprising:
 a housing with a hatrack accommodation space, 
 a first and a second guide rail arranged on each of a first and second sidewall of the hatrack accommodation space, respectively, and 
 a hatrack with laterally arranged first and second guide elements, wherein the first and second guide elements of the hatrack comprise at least one first roller and at least one second roller, with one of the at least one first roller and one of the at least one second roller arranged on each side of the hatrack, the first and second guide elements being engagable with the first and second guide rails, respectively. 
 
     
     
       2. The hatrack module of  claim 1 , wherein the hatrack is movable between an open and a closed position along the first and second guide rails at least in a section solely because of its own weight force. 
     
     
       3. The hatrack module of  claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second guide rails comprises a first guide segment, a connection segment, a second guide segment and an installation segment. 
     
     
       4. The hatrack module of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one first roller is arranged to engage the first guide segments, and the at least one second roller is arranged to engage the second guide segments when the hatrack is installed in the housing. 
     
     
       5. The hatrack module of  claim 1 , further comprising a locking plug for closing off one end of a guide rail. 
     
     
       6. The hatrack module of  claim 1 , further comprising a locking device for locking the hatrack in a closed position in the housing. 
     
     
       7. The hatrack module of  claim 1 , wherein the movement path of the hatrack is determined in such a manner that in any position of the hatrack between an open position and a closed position there is an essentially constant gap between an outside of the hatrack and an edge of the housing. 
     
     
       8. The hatrack module of  claim 1 , wherein the hatrack module is configured to be integrated in a positive-locking manner in the lining of the interior of an aircraft. 
     
     
       9. The hatrack module of  claim 1 , further comprising a passenger service channel and at least one passenger service unit, wherein the at least one passenger service unit is an element selected from the group consisting of: an oxygen supply box, a loudspeaker, a headphone jack, a light, an air outlet for the air supply, a USB connector, a computer connector, and a panel. 
     
     
       10. An aircraft comprising a hatrack module, the hatrack module comprising:
 a housing with a hatrack accommodation space, 
 a first and a second guide rail arranged on each of a first and second sidewall of the hatrack accommodation space, respectively, and 
 a hatrack with laterally arranged first and second guide elements, wherein the first and second guide elements of the hatrack comprise at least one first roller and at least one second roller, with one of the at least one first roller and one of the at least one second roller arranged on each side of the hatrack, the first and second guide elements being engagable with the first and second guide rails, respectively. 
 
     
     
       11. A method for installing a hatrack module of  claim 1  in an aircraft, wherein the method comprises:
 attaching the housing of the hatrack module to a structure of the aircraft, 
 inserting the at least one first roller into the installation segments of the first and second guide rails, 
 inserting the hatrack into the hatrack accommodation space, wherein the at least one first roller moves along the guide rails, 
 inserting the at least one second roller into the installation segments, and 
 further inserting the hatrack until the first at least one roller is arranged in the first guide segments, and the at least one second roller is arranged in the second guide segments. 
 
     
     
       12. The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 locking the first and second guide rails.